In the year 8251 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star

Lin Jiang and the others are enjoying their time on Lingjing Star. This visit is not just for inspection but also for relaxation, so they are not in a hurry to leave; instead, they decide to explore Lingjing Star.

Liang Long is quite busy, so Shiyi accompanies him. Shiyi introduces the beautiful sights of Lingjing Star to Lin Jiang and the others. The industry on Lingjing Star has developed, resources are abundant, and tourism has also risen, with many tourist attractions on Lingjing Star.

They also talked about the development of Lingjing Star. Decades ago, Liang Long and others upgraded the industrial strength on Lingjing Star and cleaned up the existing power structure, achieving two goals at once. Now that many years have passed, the pains of industrial development have vanished, and Lingjing Star’s strength has greatly increased. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Looking back at history, their achievements are actually even greater. Although the western continent was occupied by the demon race, which drove away the people, the population of Lingjing Star has still increased by over a billion, and the health of its residents has improved significantly, with the average lifespan of ordinary people rising from the forties to about eighty years.

The talent pool has also been greatly strengthened. Although Buddhist cultivators have disappeared, local cultivators in Lingjing Star have already reached the Nascent Soul stage, showing immense progress.

Lin Jiang quietly listened to Shiyi’s story and did not say much. Lin Jiang knew very well that Shiyi and his group did many bad things on Lingjing Star and killed many people, but they also did many good things and saved many lives.

People are complex beings and cannot be simply defined by good and evil. Everything is measured by interests. What Shiyi and his group did benefited Blue Star and Huaxia, so they are heroes of Blue Star and Huaxia.

After visiting the Central Continent, Lin Jiang also went to the Eastern Continent, which is the territory of Ying Continent. On Lingjing Star, Huaxia has lifted the technology ban on the people of Ying Continent, of course, this is only for civilian technology. Some military technology and space technology must still be kept secret.

Therefore, at the ordinary industrial level, the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent are now the same, and they will continue to be aligned in the future, even surpassing the level of Blue Star Ying Continent. Of course, on Blue Star, Lin Jiang will gradually relax the control over Ying Continent in the future. Huaxia will only restrict Ying Continent in the areas of space and some military technology, and that is enough.

Without these technologies, Ying Continent can only choose to cooperate with Huaxia. Otherwise, if Huaxia cuts off the cross-border teleportation array, Ying Continent will be completely finished.

Li Qing also completed her inspection of the Eastern Continent and was very satisfied. The Eastern Continent is even larger than Blue Star’s Ying Continent and has a population of over a billion, containing countless resources. They also have a share of the ocean of Lingjing Star, but the ocean has not yet been fully developed.

Now, the situation on Jiang Star is the same. The potential of the continent has not yet been fully explored, and the development of the ocean is very slow, which means there is great potential for development.

"Ancestor Lin, how will we retrieve the resources from Lingjing Star in the future, and how often will we do it?"

"Once a year should be good. Lingjing Star’s development should have its own characteristics, and we need to coordinate well. We should complement Blue Star, and to keep Lingjing Star in check, some personnel from Lingjing Star will go to Blue Star for training each year, while Blue Star will also send people here to rotate."

Lin Jiang said that the rotation of personnel can prevent some warlord issues. He does not want someone to try to take over Lingjing Star one day and cause unnecessary trouble.

"This is fine. I plan to implement a governor system, and no governor will serve for more than one hundred years."

After thinking for a moment, Li Qing said that cultivators live a long time, and the governors she sends will be at least at the Soul Changing Stage. A term of one hundred years is not long enough for them to develop a power that could threaten the Blue Star Ying Continent.

"That sounds about right. You can let Zheng Yi and Shiyi discuss the details."

Lin Jiang mentioned that Jiang Star is also using a governor system. He has divided Jiang Star into ten administrative districts, but above the governors, there is still Ye Chen in charge. Lin Jiang has not yet found a suitable replacement for Ye Chen, and talent is still scarce.

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After staying in Lingjing Star for a little more than half the time, when the energy accumulation at each teleportation array transfer station was complete, Lin Jiang and the others left Lingjing Star. They also brought back the first batch of resources from Lingjing Star, filling hundreds of large storage bags.

Upon returning to Blue Star, Lin Jiang and his team began to adjust some policies. In the future, resources from Lingjing Star and Jiang Star will be continuously delivered back, and the whole situation on Blue Star will be very different.

Time passed quickly, and when the resources from Jiang Star and Lingjing Star began to be delivered on a large scale, the benefits for Huaxia were obvious.

For example, spiritual paddy is the most basic kind of resource for cultivation. It is the gentlest source of spiritual energy for a cultivator. Eating it for a long time has many benefits. For ordinary people, its effects are even greater. It is like the best health supplement for recovering spiritual energy. Eating it regularly can make one strong and healthy, helping to prevent many common illnesses.

Before the development of Jiang Star and Lingjing Star, Huaxia’s own production of spiritual paddy could only support one-third of the cultivators. Now, Lingjing Star can supply millions of tons of spiritual paddy each year, which covers all the cultivators and more than one-third of the ordinary people.

The benefits of this may not be visible in the short term, but as time goes on, the advantages are almost endless. At least, if ordinary people are healthy, they will use fewer other resources, like medical supplies.

The interests of the Ying Continent and the demon race have also been ensured. The Ying Continent has received resources from Lingjing Star and the open technology from Huaxia. The development of Ying Continent has entered a fast lane, improving almost every year.

As for the demon race, they now have more territory to settle their Demon Kings. With more numbers, they don’t need to fight each other or attack the territory of the human race.

The three sides sharing Lingjing Star have clearly seen the benefits, but this has made Qingyun and Zhou Liao very unhappy. They should have been second or third among the human races of Blue Star, but now they are left far behind by Ying Continent.

They naturally feel powerless to compete with Huaxia for the spoils. So, within their two countries, discussions have arisen again about merging Qingyun and Zhou Liao with Huaxia to form a single entity, and their stance is even lower than before.

"I think the time has come to absorb Qingyun and Zhou Liao into us. At our current size, we can easily take them in and digest them."

Cao Ying was also persuaded by many people. Feeling tempted, Cao Ying said to Lin Jiang.

"Zhou Liao, Qingyun, and Huaxia have a friendship that spans thousands of years. It wouldn’t be impossible to swallow them, but I have heard that the Five Nations of the Alliance and the western part of the Shen Continent want to do the same. If they truly open their mouths, I could even swallow Ying Continent."

"Isn’t that good? We need to develop in outer space in the future, and we need a large population base."

Cao Ying said, "It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have Lin Jiang act as a leader. We could use those people and resources. The larger the population, the more geniuses we could create."

"When things are going well, it’s certainly a good thing. But if Blue Star faces setbacks, problems may arise. For example, when I want to exploit others, it is always better to target outsiders rather than our own people."

"This is indeed a concern, but for us, it is more beneficial than harmful. Huaxia’s population of billions is not enough for development in outer space. A simple example is Lingjing Star. Although Liang Long and others have worked hard to spread Blue Star culture, the local culture of Lingjing Star is not so easily extinguished; it has strong vitality. The first group of indigenous noble families that allied with us has left a deep impact. However, if we were to send several hundred million people there, it would be completely different."

"It seems you are very interested."

"Yes, at least Qingyun and Zhou Liao can be swallowed up, and the benefits are great."

"Alright, since you feel that way, I will respect your choice. You are also one of the leaders of Huaxia."

"Do you agree?"

"Yes, I agree, but this matter needs to be planned slowly. It cannot be completed in two or three years. I think it will take fifty to one hundred years, for example, both countries must change their textbooks to Huaxia’s and unify their thoughts. They cannot issue their own currency anymore; they must use Huaxia coin. Additionally, tariffs and language must be fully accepted for Huaxia’s assimilation."

"In this case, they might lose a lot of benefits."

"But this is necessary. They cannot just say anything and be followed. They need to show sincerity, taking some losses first. If they have no sincerity at all, wouldn’t that be like trying to take advantage?"

Lin Jiang said, "Isn’t it normal to take a little loss first? If they only think about gaining benefits from Huaxia, things aren’t that easy. They must show some sincerity first, and it would be best if they clear out the interest groups in their own country before Huaxia takes over. Otherwise, there’s no way; it won’t be that easy to benefit from him."